Rapid rise of high-resolution 3-D cellular imaging techniques in biology demands data solutions
Monday, March 21, 2016 - 11:50
in Mathematics & Economics
As the bioimaging revolution gives scientists ever-more detailed views on the inner workings of cells, there is growing demand for public infrastructure to store, share and link the massive datasets produced using high-resolution imaging techniques. Complementing large-scale, EMBL-led, intergovernmental initiatives such as Euro-BioImaging, the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) has expanded its EMPIAR data service to accommodate new high-resolution imaging modalities such as Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). A correspondence published in Nature Methods today introduces the resource and gives a glimpse of future developments.